- 修了一道堤坝挡住洪水。
A dyke was built to retain the floods.
- 水坝在水的压力下终於决口。
The dam eventually yielded and collapsed under the weight of water.
- 这个堤坝拦住了滔滔的洪水。
Millions of gallons of water are kept back by the dam.
- 堤坝建成後水已加深。
The water deepened after the dam was built.
- 水坝不太坚固,挡不住洪水。
The dam was not strong enough to hold back the flood waters.
- 那水坝在水的压力下决口了。
The dam burst under the weight of water.
- 水坝坍塌了;它不够坚固,挡不住洪水。
The dam gave way; it was not strong enough to hold the flood waters.
- 村庄在水坝决堤时被冲走了。
The village was swept away when the dam burst.